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Tuesday, October 31, 2017
Sunday, October 22, 2017
Magician's Impossible review
Magicians Impossible by Brad
Abraham
Genre: Fantasy
Publisher:
Thomas Dunne Books
Source:
Library
Book
Description:
Twenty-something
bartender Jason Bishop’s world is shattered when his estranged father commits
suicide, but the greater shock comes when he learns his father was a secret
agent in the employ of the Invisible Hand; an ancient society of spies wielding
magic in a centuries-spanning war. Now the Golden Dawn―the shadowy cabal of
witches and warlocks responsible for Daniel Bishop’s murder, and the death of
Jason’s mother years before―have
Jason in their sights. His survival will depend on mastering his own dormant
magic abilities; provided he makes it through the training.
From New
York, to Paris, to worlds between worlds, Jason's journey through the realm of
magic will be fraught with peril. But with enemies and allies on both sides of
this war, whom can he trust? The Invisible Hand, who’ve been more of a family
than his own family ever was? The Golden Dawn, who may know the secrets behind
his mysterious lineage? For Jason Bishop, only one thing is for certain; the
magic he has slowly been mastering is telling him not to trust anybody.
Review:
This book is an adult
Harry Potter. Jason Bishop's life is about to become more complicated than he
ever imagined. He discovers that everything he's known about his family has
been an illusion.
When his father falls to
his death, Jason begins a journey that he has to come to terms with. He finds
out he's a magician, but not just any magician. He discovers that both his
parents were mages and that because of his birth he's not just a mage.
Jason learns the truth
of his parents and what his role is in the grand scheme of things. While
learning to harness his powers he also has to learn who to trust and where his
loyalty lies.
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Friday, October 20, 2017
How to Organize Your Books
The Definitive Way to Organize Your Books: An Illustrated Guide
Let Tom Gauld Sort Out Your Reading LIfe
October 18, 2017
By Tom Gauld
Tom Gauld has some very good ideas about how to organize a reading life, from home library to bookstore.
Monday, October 2, 2017
Books about Books
I saw this on
BookRiot's website. How many of these books about books have you read?
There are few things
in life a bookworm enjoys as much as a book about books. It appears we cannot
have too much of a good thing. These are the books that are made for the
bookish. We asked you to tell us your favorite books about books and you
responded. Here are 40 of your favorites!
End
of Your Life Book Club by Will Schwalbe
Inkheart
by Cornelia Funke
The
Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George
Shadow
of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
The
Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
A
Reader on Reading by Alberto Manguel
If
On a Winter’s Night a Traveler by Italo Calvino
The
Eyre Affrair by Jasper Fford
The
Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
The
Book Thief by Markus Zusak
The
Reading Promise by Alice Ozma
Reading
Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi
Mr.
Penumbra’s 24 Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
The
Novel by Michael Schmidt
On
Writing by Stephen King
Guernsey
Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann
Shafer
Matilda
by Roald Dahl
84,
Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff
When
Books Went to War by Molly Manning
Miss
Buncle’s Book by D.E. Stevenson
The
Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin
My
Reading Life by Pat Conroy
The
End of Your Life Book Club by Will Schwalbe
You
by Caroline Kepnes
The
Yellow-Lighted Bookshop by Lewis Buzbee
Camino
Island by John Grisham
Tolstoy
and the Purple Chair: My Year of Magical Reading
by Nina Sankovitch
Howards
End is on the Landing: A Year of Reading from Home
Book by Susan Hill
Book by Susan Hill
Book
Row by Marvin Mondlin and Roy Meador
A
Gentle Madness by Nicholas Basbanes
Miniature
Books, 4,000 Years of Tiny Treasures by Julian
Edison and Anne Bromer
Book
Lust by Nancy Pearl
The
Man Who Loved Books Too Much: The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a
World of Literary Obsession by Allison Hoover
Bartlett
The
History of Love by Nicole Krauss
Why
I Read: The Serious Pleasure of Books by Wendy
Lesser
Sounder
by William H. Armstrong
The
Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon
Used
and Rare: Travels in the Book World and Slightly Chipped: Footnotes in Booklore
both by Lawrence and Nancy Goldstone
Fahrenheit
451 by Ray Bradbury
Foucault’s
Pendulum by Umberto Eco
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